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cardiotomy

cardiotomy noun: the procedure of making an incision in the heart.

Noun

cardiotomy (plural cardiotomies)

  1. The procedure of making an incision in the heart.

Forms of cardiotomy

pluralcardiotomies

Origin of cardiotomy

From cardio- + -tomy.

Words formed from cardiotomy

Questions about cardiotomy

What does cardiotomy mean?
Cardiotomy means the procedure of making an incision in the heart.
What part of speech is cardiotomy?
Cardiotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of cardiotomy?
The plural of cardiotomy is cardiotomies.

Words near cardiotomy in the dictionary

  1. cardiotocographically
  2. cardiotocographies
  3. cardiotocographs
  4. cardiotocography
  5. cardiotomies
  6. cardiotomy
  7. cardiotonic
  8. cardiotonics
  9. cardiotopography
  10. cardiotoxic
  11. cardiotoxicant

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